The Boy Giant
By Allan Plenderleith
Published by
Ravette Publishing Ltd
ISBN 978-1-84161-352-9
Category Childrens age 4 years to 8 years
Autumn 2010
Synopsis
From the author of The Smelly Sprout comes the touchingly funny new classic about Hugo, the boy who grew bigger and bigger and BIGGER!
Life soon gets lonely for The Boy Giant. He has no friends and can’t even give his mummy a hug. Will he ever find a friend
Author's Biography
Allan is one of the UK’s top children’s screenwriters having worked on many children’s TV shows, including CBEEBIES, CBBC, CITV and CHANNEL 5.
Reviews
‘After we’ve all smiled and laughed, we can rest assured that if there’s anything Hugo and Bigsy can teach children, it’s that you are never alone. 4.5 stars’ ….AppStruck.com
£5.99 Paperback
Reader Comments
Best children's book for years. My kids love it.
I adore this book...it has now become the best gift ever for my huge pregnant girlfriends..it really makes them laugh! One in particular has to read it to her three year old daughter every night without fail...her bump is now affectionately known as 'Hugo'!
Great book....my kids love it!
faaaaaantastic, a great read for the 'weans'
Great Book! My six year old niece just loves it.
A truely moving, funny, moral and original childrens book.
Great book. Kids loved it.
Great book! Thanks Allan
My children love reading and listening to this book. I would recommend to anyone with young children.
This is a great story and both my children aged 5 and 2 loved it!
brill!
My wee girl loves this book. I got the iphone app too and she is fixated with the way the narrator reads it. (author I think?) Magical!
A clever book that is very entertaining. My children love it.
A really lovely picture book with nice pencilly watercolour pictures and a great story. I love Hujo. It must be cool to be a giant!!!
Wonderful! My five year old son loves it almost as much as me!